The Punjab government on Monday announced a compensation of Rs 20000 per acre for farmers whose lands were submerged and crops were damaged due to floods in the state, a statement from the CMO said.
Chugh alleged that unchecked illegal mining under the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government had weakened Punjab's riverbanks, resulting in large-scale devastation during the recent floods.
Expressing deep concern over the prevailing situations due to floods, the Chief Minister has directed the Chief Secretary that not even a single citizen, affected by the natural fury, be left behind; besides, ensuring food, drinking water and medical aid to them, especially those isolated an
Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema met Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday, who has been admitted to a private hospital in Mohali after his health condition worsened a day earlier. The Minister said that the CM is doing better and is advised to stay in the hospital for two to th
According to AAP, Mann had been unwell for the past two days and showed no sign of improvement. Doctors advised hospitalisation after his condition deteriorated.
In a post on social media X, the CM wrote that with the appointment of the gazetted officer, the people of the villages would be able to share their problems, and prompt and appropriate solutions could be provided.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday visited the flood-affected areas of Gatti Rajo village in Firozpur district and assured residents that "every possible effort is being made to evacuate people safely" and that "very soon the situation will be normal."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann immediately after landing in Delhi on Monday evening, after the conclusion of his two-nation tour and discussed the situation in the state arising due to rain and flooding in the state, Government of India sources
In the wake of rising water levels of the Ghaggar river, Dera Bassi MLA S Kuljeet Singh Randhawa, on Sunday, visited the Tiwana embankment of the Ghaggar river along with senior officials to review the situation. He assured residents that the local administration is fully alert and prepared
In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, Mann described the disaster as the "most severe natural calamity in decades," which has already affected nearly 1,000 villages and lakhs of people.